CVE-2023-42629 json
Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Stored XSS in the Manage Vocabulary Page
published 2023-10-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-liferay-2023-42629 , EUVD-2023-47062 , GHSA-g44j-f8wm-6622
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the manage vocabulary page in Liferay Portal 7.4.2 through 7.4.3.87, and Liferay DXP 7.4 before update 88 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted payload injected into a Vocabulary's 'description' text field.
Patch / fix
- maven com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web 5.0.87
- maven com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom 7.4.13.u88
- liferay liferay_portal 7.4.3.88
Exploit prediction
2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- pentagrid.ch https://www.pentagrid.ch/en/blog/stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-liferay-portal/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.asset.categories.admin.web | <5.0.87 |
5.0.87 |
| maven | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | >=7.4.0, <7.4.13.u88 |
7.4.13.u88 |
| bitnami | liferay | >=7.4.0, <=7.4.0 >=7.4-update1.0, <=7.4-update1.0 >=7.4-update21.0, <=7.4-update21.0 >=7.4-update34.0, <=7.4-update34.0 >=7.4-update36.0, <=7.4-update36.0 >=7.4-update41.0, <=7.4-update41.0 >=7.4-update48.0, <=7.4-update48.0 >=7.4-update50.0, <=7.4-update50.0 >=7.4-update52.0, <=7.4-update52.0 >=7.4-update62.0, <=7.4-update62.0 >=7.4-update67.0, <=7.4-update67.0 >=7.4-update76.0, <=7.4-update76.0 >=7.4-update81.0, <=7.4-update81.0 >=7.4-update82.0, <=7.4-update82.0 >=7.4-update83.0, <=7.4-update83.0 >=7.4-update84.0, <=7.4-update84.0 >=7.4-update85.0, <=7.4-update85.0 >=7.4-update86.0, <=7.4-update86.0 |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- Liferay DXP
- Liferay Portal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal/commit/2e02110747dd5cccb978623545bfa1f3ad0a5602
web
-
pentagrid.ch
/en/blog/stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-liferay-portal/
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
-
liferay.dev
/portal/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/jekt/content/cve-2023-42629
vendor-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42629
advisory
-
github.com
/liferay/liferay-portal
package
-
pentagrid.ch
/en/blog/stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-liferay-portal
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-42629
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g44j-f8wm-6622
- NVD CVE-2023-42629
- OSV BIT-liferay-2023-42629
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